Australia Time Now
What is the time in Australia now in minutes and seconds?
Australia has nine time zones (including the remote islands). Below we share the time in 3 most important cities:
Time in Australia Capital Canberra: 8:47:51 AM
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time in Sydney, Australia: 8:47:51 AM
Time in Melbourne, Australia: 8:47:51 AM
Current timezone: AEST, Australian Eastern Standard Time
Current offset: UTC/GMT +10:00
Observe DST: No
Australia Time Zones Map
In the map below you can observe different timezones, according to various colors per different States/territories in Australia. Note that in the table below you can find also the time zone differences, offsets, and more details for each color. This map is based on a Wikipedia map.
| Standard | DST | Zone | States/territories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC+06:30 (year round) | Cocos | Cocos Island - CC | ||
| UTC+07:00 (year round) | Christmas | Christmas Island - CX | ||
| UTC+08:00 (year round) | Western | Western Australia - WA | ||
| UTC+09:30 (year round) | Central | Northern Territory - NT | ||
| UTC+09:30 | UTC+10:30 | Central | South Australia - SA, Broken Hill | |
| UTC+10:00 (year round) | Eastern | Queensland - QLD | ||
| UTC+10:00 | UTC+11:00 | Eastern | New South Wales - NSW, Tasmania - TAS, Macquarie Island, Victoria (state) - VIC, Australian Capital Territor - ACT, Jervis Bay Territory - JBT | |
| UTC+11:00 | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk | Norfolk Island - NF | |
Australia Time Zones Map
When clocks change in Australia?
Daylight saving ends at 3am on Sunday 6 April 2025 (clocks are turned backward 1 hour).
Daylight saving begins at 2am on Sunday 5 October 2025 (clocks are turned forward 1 hour).
Remember: Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia do not observe daylight saving.
Australia Daylight Saving Time
| Year | DST Begins (First Sunday in October) | DST Ends (First Sunday in April) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 5, 2025 | April 6, 2025 |
| 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | April 5, 2026 |
| 2027 | Oct 3, 2027 | April 4, 2027 |
| 2028 | Oct 1, 2028 | April 2, 2028 |
| 2029 | Oct 7, 2029 | April 1, 2029 |